Reinhard



No'. 6|6,802. Patented Dec. 27, I898.

J. REINHARD, Decd.

C. F. NASH, Executor. ROAD SKATE.

(Application filed. Dec. 8, 1897.) (No Model.)

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Unites STATES FATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES FREDERICK NASH, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, EXECUTOR OF JOSEPH REINHARD,DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO MONTAGUE STANLEY NAPIER, OF

SAME PLACE.

ROAD-SKATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,802, dated December27, 1898. Application filed December 8, 1897- Serial No. 661,199. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES FREDERICK NASH, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at London, England, the executor of the lastwill and testament of JOSEPH REINHARD, deceased, (as by reference to theduly-certified copy of letters testamentary hereto annexed will morefully explain,) am in possession of a new or Improved Road- Skate, (forwhich the said JOSEPH REIN- HARD obtained patents in Great Britain, No.13,856, dated July 17, 1893; in Germany, No. 77,660, dated February 25,1894, and in France, No. 239,971, dated July 11, 1894,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a road-skate.

According to this invention, in a suitable framing forming thefoot-stock of the skate I mount two wheels in a line and providedpreferably with india-rubber tires, and I fit an automatic brake toprevent the skate running backward. One way of effecting this is topivot a piece of wood or other suitable material between the two wheels,such piece forming the brake-block, and this block is cut at suitableangles at each end, so as to brake the wheels in one direction, but toallow them to run freely in the opposite direction. To the heel of thefoot-stock I fix a support, which straps or otherwise fastens round theleg of the wearer in order to keep the ankle in position.

In order to explain my said invention more fully, I will describe thesame with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1shows a side elevation of a roadskate constructed according to thisinvention; Fig.2, a section on the line A B, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a topplan View.

Similar letters denote the same parts in all the views.

a shows the foot-stock of the skate, which may be of metal, wood, orother suitable material. To the stock a are fixed the front and rearhangers or brackets Z) Z), carrying the spindles c c, on which thewheels at are mounted. The wheels d may be disk wheels or they may havespokes.

e 6 show pneumatic tires; but any other tire may be used.

f is a rod fixed to the hangers or brackets 11 b. Onto this rod thebrake-block 'g is pivoted at h.

t 'i are stop-pins to prevent the brakeblock 9 from rising or fallingtoo far.

70 is a screw-bolt passing through the heel portion of the plate aandscrewing into a clippiece m, which latter works in a slot 70 in thestock a, so that by turning the nut the heel of the boot is clippedbetween the piece m and the spikes p. The toe of the sole of the boot isclipped between the clips q g, which are actuated by the right and lefthanded screws 0.

sis an upright flat piece of metal. This is pivoted at t to an extensionor bracket 6. The pivot t should come just below the ankle of thewearer. The upright s has a semicircular or curved piece o fixedthereto. This piece is to encircle the back part of the leg of thewearer under the knee and is held onto the leg by means of a strapy.

It will be observed that the portion of the brake-block forward of itspivot h is thicker and therefore heavier than the rear portion,

so that the block is maintained in constant contact with the front andrear wheels by gravity. The block is also provided with angular portionsengaging the elastic peripheral portions of the wheel, so that theinstant the wheels tend to revolve backward the brake-block will indentthe elastic surface and prevent such backward movement. It will also benoted that by drawing upon the cord :0, attached to the block andextending to a point Within reach of the skater, the brake-block can beforcibly applied to the wheels to check their forward movement.

Although I have shown the brake-block g as acting on both wheels, it maybe made so as to act on one wheel only by making it shorter, so as notto touch one of the wheels.

to is a stud on the brake-block g, to which a long piece of cord orchain as is attached, so that the wearer may put the brake in actionwhen going downhill by pulling the said cord or chain up.

When using skates made according to this invention, the ankle will bewell supported by means of the extension I) and piece 8, al-

though only two wheels are used placed in a too line as in a bicycle,and a good speed may be obtained without much fatigue, and the one footmay be pushed forward while the other one is prevented from running backon account of the brake acting in the reverse or backward direction.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. In a road-skate, the combination with foot-supportand the supporting-wheels, of a brake-block pivoted between its endsandhaving its end portions engaging the peripheries of afront and rearwheel simultaneously, means for holding said block normally inengagement with said wheels to prevent the rearward movement of saidwheels, substantially as described.

2. In a roller-skate, the combination with 2 the foot-support, of twosupporting-wheels deceased.

W'itnesses:

ARTHUR KENNEDY, J. H. S. BUTT.

